Description: Orange-yellow flower heads erect on individual stems; flower rays usually absent but may have 1-5 relatively inconspicuous rays; each flower head base surrounded by 4-9 green leaf-like bracts. Leaves opposite, 1-6" (2.5-15 cm) long, undivided,
lance-shaped (lanceolate), toothed, well-stalked; lower leaves may be lobed. Stem green to purplish. The one-seeded fruits (achenes) are flat and have 2-4 barbs that stick to clothing or cling to passing animals. As children growing up in New Hampshire we called
them "hitchhikers". Aster family. (August 30)